Chairman Uri Coronel KNVB Cup Third Round | Eredivisie 3rd UEFA Cup Round of 16 | |
Manager Marco van Basten (until 6 May 2009)
John van 't Schip (interim) Top goalscorer League:
Luis Suárez (22)
All:
Luis Suárez (28) | ||
During the 2008–09 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Monday July 14, 2008. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Tuesday August 5, 2008, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax defender Jaap Stam.
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Pre-season
The first training for the 2008–09 season was held on July 14, 2008. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Marco van Basten played friendly matches against VV Noordwijk, CVV Germanicus and Excelsior '31 before traveling to the United Kingdom to play against Cardiff City and Sunderland, then traveling to Spain to play Real Murcia. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Internazionale in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only
As of 31 October 2011
Statistics for the 2008-09 season
Placements
Results
All times are in CEST
Final phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Amsterdam Tournament
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2008 to 1 September 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2008.
Arrivals
Departures
Winter transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2009 to 1 February 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2008–09.